WWE Corridor of Famer Rob Van Dam shouldn’t be one to maintain his opinions to himself. On X (previously Twitter), Van Dam acquired concerned within the discourse surrounding this previous Saturday’s AEW World Title Eliminator Match between champion Swerve Strickland and NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii.
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“I would like my a reimbursement,” Van Dam wrote of the free clip of a free cable tv present. Strickland and Ishii’s match was divisive amongst wrestling followers, particularly the part of the match that revolved round exchanging elbow strikes to the pinnacle, a daily custom in Ishii’s house promotion of NJPW which tends to divide wrestling followers overseas, particularly in america. Strickland was finally victorious, leaving one much less potential challenger on his street to defending the title towards Bryan Danielson at AEW All In on August 25.
I would like my a reimbursement
— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) August 11, 2024
Van Dam has appeared in AEW a number of occasions, regardless of his outspoken nature. He final appeared within the firm’s Excessive Flying 4/20 Elimination 4 Method Match with Kommander, Lee Johnson, and Isaiah Kassidy, with Van Dam selecting up the win within the cannabis-themed vacation match. The previous WWE Champion additionally mentioned that he can be open to wrestling for WWE in the event that they reached out, however had little interest in reaching out to them for work. One potential purpose is Van Dam has mentioned the WWE schedule is simply too hectic for him, even throwing a pleasant little bit of shade at fellow WWE Corridor of Famer Booker T for bemoaning the journey with him however nonetheless persevering with with the corporate.
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